Airship.



G. E. LAMBURTH.

AIRSHIP.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.23, 1910. 93 Q43 Patented Jan. 31, 1911.

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CASSIUS E. LAMBURTH, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

AIESHIP.

Specification of Letters a .Pa'fentetll Jan. 31. 1911.

Application filed March as, 1910. Serial No. 551,072.

Be it known that I, Cass us E. LAMBURIH, a citizen of the United States,residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAir-ships, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in aerial vessels.

The ob ect. of my invention is to provide an air-ship known as anaeroplane which will encounter a minimum of resistance in its passagethroughthe air and which has great plane area thereby giving it greatbuoyancy and which by reason of the great speed which may be attainedcauses such air beneath the vessel as to raise it.

Theair-ship embodying my invention is constructed on the principle ofthe Indian arrow or pfeil. The wings of mysaid ves selare so'constructed or shaped as to pass through the air with a minimum ofresist- The planes on the extreme ends of the said. wings, hereinafterdescribed, not automatically so as at all times to maintain at once thevertical and horizontal position required for safety in flight; and ifthe ma chine should go out of the horizontal posh tion the planes willraise or lower the wings and cause the vessel immediately to rightitself to such position. v

I attain the objects of my invention by the arrangement and combmationof parts shown in the accompanying drawings, de-

scribed in the following specification and pointed out in the appendedclaims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings Figure l is a plan view of theair-ship embodying my invention, and Fig. 2 is a side View thereof. Fig.3 is a front View of said vessel and Fig. 4 is a detail of one of itsplanes looking at the front end. Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic view of thesaid air ship at an angle slunving the planes for maintaim ing theequilibrium in action.

In the figures, 1 shows a suitable frame for the vesselfrom which extendlaterally wings 2 having pivotally mounted at their outerends planes 3for the purpose of main taining the equilibrium of the vessel. Saidplanes are substantially T-shaped in crosssoc'tion. as shown in Fig. 4,and have pointed front ends. The forward plane 4: and the rear plane 5constitute rudders to control the i direction of the ship, said ruddersbeing l mounted universally so that they control the upward and downwardas well as the lateral wurse ofthe vessel, being adapted to turn in anyplane. as indicated by the arcs described by their turning centers asshown in Figs. 1 and 2. Supporting planes 6 and ts are mounted inpairsone pair above and the other pair below--on each side of theframe 1. A horizontally disposed plane 7 is rigidly secured to theframework for further equilibration. i r

A' tank for gasolene ll'supplies fuel to a suitable motor 10 whichserves to drive the propeller 11 which is mounted on the shaft 21.whereby it is driven.

12 is a cock pit for the receptionof the operator and wheels 12areprovided as a means for movement along the surface of the earth which isrequired so as to give the vessel sufficient momentum to rise by theaction of the wings and planes.

Pivotally mounted on the rear edge of the wings 2' are secondary planesLl lying normally within the same plane as planes 2. 'Link 15 betweenthe lower inner corner of the planes 3 and the outer edge of thesecondary planes 1% serve to control said planes or blades 14-. saidlink being connected as shown. in Fig. 5. v

The planes 3 being pivotally mounted always maintain ttl'lOliZOn'ltllposition and their action is similar to that of a parachute so that whenone'side ofthe air ship is depressed orlowered by the action of the aircurrents, the planes 3 keeping the horizontal position are at an angleto the wings 2 and in assuming this angle they move blades 14-accordingly, which action brings the blades 14 in such position that theaction of the air currents will tend to restore'the air ship loahorizontal position when the blades It will again lie in the sameplane.

A curved plane positioned at the front of the vessel under plane .4. andsimilarly supported gives additional lateral support at this point.

Planes 5. (S and 8 are of similar construction lo plane 3, being oftriangular shape with heels inclining upwardly to their pointed front.ends.

In the construction of my appaatus I combine the monoplzuv and biplane,there being one main wing .--;urface and two superposed wing surfaces.By using the arrow shape in said vessel I effect a considerable savingin power by the same cutting the air with a minimum of resistance.

The automatic arrow-shaped planes on the ends of the wings 2 vary theresistance of the right,v or left wing surfaces, as each may actindependently of the other, and the rear rudder may also be used as thefront rudderfor rising in the air or dropping to the earth as well asfor lateral steering.

Having thus described my invention what ftblaim as new and desiretosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In an air-ship a tending wings projecting frame, pointed planeshaving by the side walls of said frame planes having keels movablymounted in proximity to the outer ends of said wings.

2. In an air-ship a frame, oppositely extending wings projectinglaterally from said frame, pointed planes having keels carried by theside walls' of said frame, pointed planes having keels movably mountedin proximity to the outer ends of said wings, and movable blades securedto said ends of said wings and linked to said movably mounted planes.

3. in an air-ship a frame, oppositely extending wings projectinglaterally from said frame, pointed planes carried by the side walls saidframe, pointed planes movably mounted in proximity to the outerends ofsaid wings, movable blades secured to said ends of said wings and linkedto said movably mounted planes, and a horizontally disposed planecentrally mounted above said wings.

4'. In an air-ship a frame,.oppositely extending wings projectinglaterally from said frame, pointed planes carried by the side walls ofsaid frame. pointed planes. movframe, oppositely exlaterally from saidkeels carried ably mounted in proxmiity to the outer ends of said wings,movable blades secured to said ends of said wings. and linked to saidmovably mounted planes, a horizontally disposed plane centrally mountedaho ve said wings, and a pointed plane turnably mountfront end of saidframe.

ed .atthe 5. In anair-ship-a frame,

and pointedoppositely extending wings projecting laterally from said,

1 frame, pointed planes carried by the side Walls offsaid frame, pointedplanes mov: ably mounted in proximity to the outer ends ,of said wings,movable blades secured to 1 said ends of said wings and linked to said lmovably mounted planes, a horizontally dis,- posed plane centrallymounted above said l wings, a pointed plane turnably mounted at i thefront end of said frame and a pointed i plane turnably mountedat therear end of said frame. L 6. In an air ship a frame, oppositelyextending wings projecting laterally from said frame, pointed planescarried by the side walls of said frame, pointed planes mqvably mountedin proximity to the outer ends of said wings, movable blades secured tosaid ends of said wings and linked to said movably mounted planes, ahorizontally disposed plane centrally mounted above said wings, aforwardly projecting pointed plane and a laterally extending wingturnably mounted at the front end of said frame, a pointed planeturnably mounted at the rear end of said frame.

7. In an air ship a frame, oppositely extending wings proj ectinglaterally fromsaid frame, pointed planes having upwardly inclininglreels carried by the sidewalls of said frame, pointed planes havingupwardly inclining keels movably mounted in proximity to'the outer endsof said wings, movable bladesi secured to said ends'of said wings andlinked to said movably mounted trall mounted above said wings, aforwardly projecting pointed plane having an upwardly inclining heel anda laterally extending wing turnably mounted at the front end of saidframe, and a pointed plane having an upwardly inclining keel turnablymounted at the rear end of said frame.

In testimony whereof in presence of two witnesses.

CASSIUS E. LAMBURTH.

\Vitnesses:

-M. V. COLLINS,

G. L. BLACK.

planes, a horizontally disposed plane cen-' and 4 I afiix my signature,

